Jeff Grainger from CFOA talks about the umpire position and the different approach to the game that it entails.

With the year starting off, it's time to review a number of ways you can keep sharp in the offseason - no matter what type of learner you are.

Light summary of differences for the LJ and HL with 7-man mechanics and whether playoffs are officiated differently than the regular season

Ryan Walters and Andy Hamilton talk about the off-season training meetings they have set up in Dayton and, next year, in Cincinnati.

We break down some definitions with Rule 2 that may be different from how you remember them - block in the back, clipping, invalid fair catch signal, force, and out of bounds

We play a couple of responses to the Des Moines episode and go over why we use a precise indicator like chains when all the actions up to that point, from setting the initial line to gain to spotting the ball, are imprecise.

A bonus episode portraying my thoughts regarding current incidents in Des Moines and West Memphis

Three scenarios: tack-on fouls, how the neutral zone matters for illegal forward passes and ineligible downfield players, and inadvertent whistles.

A pregame covering the primary responsibilities of the back judge with some play scenarios mixed in